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What prior experiences are helpful going into welding?

To clarify my question a bit more, I mean what kinds of skills or knowledge that can be gained from other experiences, such as extra-curriculum classes or anything learned in or out of school, could help when learning about welding.

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Daniel’s Answer

I got into welding when I was looking for performance parts for my car. I found out frame supports weren't something that could be bolted on and must be welded and I thought "how hard can welding actually be?" The answer was Really Hard and now I'm a welder. I loved that it was difficult and touched so many industries I was interested in but had zero experience. So I got to my community college welding program and the rest is history. I had taken Auto Shop in high school and was in Aircraft Maint. in the USAF and knew I liked fixing my own vehicles because shops were too expensive and the more I learned how easy certain projects were, I made my choice to leave the IT field and become a welder. Took two classes before I landed my first welding job with Flowmaster in W. Sacramento and have been on the move ever since.
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Jason’s Answer

Most welding jobs the welder builds what they weld. It will be of great value to know how to read a tape measure, know how to add and subtract fractions and also have a basic understanding of geometry. Read about metallurgy and educate yourself on how different metals in general, as well as different alloys of the same type of metal respond to being worked and welded. If you’re going to welding school, you’ll learn a lot in a short time. If you’re not going to school then I’d suggest getting on Amazon and buying a textbook. If you go this route, I’d suggest going to the local Votech school near you website and see what textbook they require for students. This will ensure what your purchasing is inline with what AWS (American Welding Society) views as relevant for up and coming welders.
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